Tvedestrand og Omegns Avis

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Tvedestrand og Omegns Avis was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Tvedestrand in Agder county.

Tvedestrand og Omegns Avis was started in 1902. It stopped in 1940, but returned in 1945. It went defunct in 1948. [1]

The newspaper once rivalled the Tvedestrandsposten in the mid-1900s, providing a conservative response to its progressive counterpart. [2] It is reported that Arne Garborg, a founder of Tvedestrandsposten, was concerned of its growth as a newspaper associated with the Conservative Party. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ List of historical newspapers
  2. ↑ Darbo, Øystein K. (2012-01-20). "Garborgs avis jubilerer". Tvedestrandsposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ↑ Vetland, Jens (2024-04-04), "Tvedestrands og Omegns Avis", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2024-04-08


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